(221) NAGAR PALIKA PARISHAD ROORKEE THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER Vs. SMT. KANTA SACHDEVA AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Suit for Permanent Injunction — Lease of Property — Plaintiff's Right to Sue — Even after leasing out property, a landlord retains legal and constructive possession and can maintain a suit for injunction against interference, as the lessee's possession is considered the lessor's possession. [Paras 19 India Law Library Docid # 2445112
(222) ANJAN MAHAJAN Vs. BINTA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 115 — Revisional jurisdiction of High Court — Scope of Interference — High Court can only interfere if a subordinate court has exercised its jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity, not if it has merely erred in fact or law. India Law Library Docid # 2444181
(223) RAMESH CHAND Vs. JAI KARAN (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-05-2026 Landlord and Tenant — Acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants — H.P. Tenancy and Land Reforms Act — Section 104 — Landowner entitled to resume land — Vestment of rights in tenant subject to resumption order — Land Reforms Officer's order of resumption based on pending application is valid — Conferment of proprietary rights India Law Library Docid # 2444182
(224) NURUL ISLAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 306(4) and 482 — Bail to Approver — While Section 306(4) Cr.P.C — generally requires an approver to be detained until the conclusion of the trial, the High Court possesses inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C — to grant bail in exceptional circumstances, especially when their India Law Library Docid # 2445040
(225) SAISUDA CHUENNOK (CITIZEN OF THAILAND) Vs. UNION OF INDIA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — This right extends to foreign nationals as well, including the right to life with dignity and a fair and speedy trial. India Law Library Docid # 2445041
(226) PREM PRAKASH BIDYASAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Police Reforms — Separation of Investigation and Law and Order Wings — The High Court, taking note of delays in criminal case investigations due to the same officers handling both investigation and law and order duties, directed the separation of these functions within the police department — This direction is in line with recommendations India Law Library Docid # 2445042
(227) PARSA KENTE COLLIERIES LIMITED Vs. RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT UTPADAN NIGAM LIMITED[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and 37 — Scope of judicial review in setting aside arbitral awards — Courts should not sit in appeal over awards and interfere only on limited grounds like patent illegality, violation of public policy, or perversity, not mere erroneous application of law or re-appreciation of evidence. [Paras 6, India Law Library Docid # 2445043
(228) M/S. KANCHAN INDIA LIMITED Vs. M/S. SHALIMAR ELECTRICALS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Contract Law — Mutual Assent — For a term to be a binding contractual obligation, it requires mutual assent — A condition printed on an invoice by one party, without proof of conscious acceptance by the other, does not constitute conclusive evidence of an agreement — Acceptance of goods does not automatically imply acceptance of all India Law Library Docid # 2445048
(229) M/S. SHALIMAR ELECTRICAL Vs. M/S. KANCHAN INDIA LIMITED[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 21-05-2026 Recovery of amount — Interest calculation — Plaintiff sought interest from the date of goods delivery (2008), but the Commercial Court awarded it from the date of legal notice (01.12.2011) — The appellate court upheld this decision, stating that the plaintiff's inaction and delay in issuing the notice meant interest could only be claimed from the formal demand date, aligning with the principle that "the law assists those who are India Law Library Docid # 2445049
(230) DEEPAK KUMAR CHOPRA (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. RAJNI DEVI SEHGAL AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Succession Law — Will — Proof of Will — Suspicious Circumstances — Onus on propounder to remove suspicion — A will must be proved to be executed by the testator, be their last will, and fulfil statutory formalities — The court must apply the test of satisfaction of a prudent mind — Suspicious circumstances, such as a shaky signature, feeble mind, unfair disposition, or the propounder taking a leading part in its creation, India Law Library Docid # 2444256
(231) M/S. SARASWATI SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 16(2)(c) — Input Tax Credit — Petitioner challenged Section 16(2)(c) of the GST Acts, which restricts Input Tax Credit (ITC) if tax is not actually paid to the government — Petitioner argued this violates Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 265, and 300A of the Constitution and imposes an impossible task India Law Library Docid # 2444257
(232) RAJENDER KUMAR Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(1) & 29A(4) — Extension of time for arbitral award — Application for extension maintainable even after expiry of prescribed period — Court to consider 'sufficient cause' for extension — Delay solely due to applicant's personal reasons without substantiating with evidence is not sufficient cause. India Law Library Docid # 2444258
(233) MITTHAN LAL SHAH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Public Administration — Government Employees — Recovery of excess payment — The petitioner was challenging an order directing recovery of excess payment made to him — The High Court had previously quashed a similar recovery order, and the Supreme Court upheld that decision, stating that the petitioner had no role in the incorrect payment and that it was made by mistake. India Law Library Docid # 2445113
(234) ARUN KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Sections 18 and 386 of Cr.P.C — — Attachment of property — Requirement of nexus — Mere association with alleged gang leader or involvement in organised crime is insufficient to justify attachment of property — The property must be demonstrably acquired as a result India Law Library Docid # 2445114
(235) VINOD Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 374 and 308 IPC — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellant convicted under Section 308 IPC and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment — Previous conviction under Section 147 and 308 IPC in 2005, with benefit of First Offenders Act — Subsequent re-sentencing in India Law Library Docid # 2445115
(236) ZABIR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 5/6 and 3, Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 342 — Conviction for sexual assault — Victim's testimony, medical examination report, and forensic evidence corroborated the prosecution's case, establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2445116
(237) JASVEER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Bail Application — Circumstantial Evidence — In cases resting on circumstantial evidence, the court must assess if the evidence, even at a prima facie stage, strongly points to the accused's guilt — The State must prove a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances leading to the sole conclusion of guilt — At the bail stage, the court India Law Library Docid # 2445117
(238) M/S. SARASWATI SPINNING AND WEAVING MILLS Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b) — Prohibition of parallel proceedings — The section bars initiation of any proceedings on the same subject matter by a different tax administration when one authority has already initiated proceedings — Guidelines from the Apex Court's judgment in M/s Armour Security India Law Library Docid # 2444183
(239) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS Vs. VIJAYANDRA SINGH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 363 — Bar of jurisdiction in disputes arising out of treaties, agreements, covenants, etc — State of Himachal Pradesh is precluded from questioning the inclusion of property in the list of private properties of an erstwhile ruler, as the list was approved by the Government of India and any dispute arising from such India Law Library Docid # 2444184
(240) STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS Vs. JAI DEV (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 20-05-2026 Land Acquisition Act — Section 16 — Vesting of land in Government — Taking of possession is a necessary condition for vesting — Mere award or notification is not sufficient — Actual taking of possession must be proven. India Law Library Docid # 2444185